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Japan Begins Alternative Unified University Entrance Exam

June 23, 2021

Japan began an alternative test of its new unified university entrance examination, mainly for students affected by prolonged school closures amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Mauritius SC/HSC exams: the schedule in detail

June 22, 2021

Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) released their exam schedule on their main website. The exam schedule has been condensed, leaving students worried about the lack of time and lack of planning.

Abitur exams in 2021 will take place despite the lockdown

June 22, 2021

While schools in Germany were closed, authorities in all 16 states decided to go ahead with the Abitur final exams that final year school students need to take to enter university. Also, each federal state is handling the school closings differently.

How UAE students will receive their grades after major board exams stand cancelled due to COVID-19

June 21, 2021

With all major foreign curriculum board exams now cancelled in the UAE, the boards overseas as well as schools in the UAE have been sharing information on how grades should be awarded.

Guangzhou postpones high school entrance exam over COVID-19

June 21, 2021

Authorities in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, announced that the local senior high school entrance examination scheduled for June 20-22 would be postponed to July over COVID-19.

Bahamas National Exams To Be Held Between April and June

June 18, 2021

Bahamas Education Minister announced that the country’s national exams will be held between April 13 through June 25. COVID-19 cases have lessened and the ministry is able to transition on major islands from online instruction to blended or hybrid learning. Therefore, the ministry believes that the atmosphere is “favourable” to carrying out the 2020/2021 national examinations.

CZ government has allowed commission exams, they need graduates who failed in January

June 18, 2021

The approval of the commission exams, which the government exempted from measures against coronavirus, is intended to pave the way for high school graduations and high school students who did not pass a subject in the first half of the year. The condition for admission to the school-leaving examination is the successful completion of the first half of the school year this yea

Thai schools semester postponed again

June 18, 2021

Thailand Education Ministry postponed the new school year to allow more time for teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as cases continue to climb in Thailand.

BTS 2021: lawsuit dismissed, exams will take place

June 18, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected this the appeal filed the day before by angry student groups who requested the cancellation of their writings in favor of continuous monitoring . The 185,000 students who apply for the higher technician's certificate (BTS) will therefore have to validate their diploma by visiting their examination centers.

GCSE and A-level exams in 2022 could be ‘adapted’ for learning loss

June 17, 2021

Students taking A-level and GCSE exams next year could see their assessments adapted to compensate for learning loss, the acting chief regulator of Ofqual has suggested.

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